Ella unlocked the shop door and went in, as usual she breathed in deeply the smell of wood. The shop belonged to Thomas Williams. He was a craftsman. He loved wood and carved mainly animals as well as other ornamental pieces. Ella was his shop assistant-cum-secretary-cum-tea maker and she was devoted to [...]
“Mummy! Mummy! Look what I found!”
I drew my head sharply away from the horizon, my eyelids flitting in the damp salty air. My seven-year-old son was jumping to his feet, something small and soft clutched in his gloved hands. My cold cheeks were blushing red as the wind pinched them with his [...]
Day in and day out she sorted through the flotsam and jetsam of people’s lives. It never failed to amaze her: people mislaying children’s pushchairs, odd shoes, false teeth. She’d worked in the bus depot for twenty-odd years now, an ‘administrator’, which she knew was just a posh word for general dogsbody. [...]
I could hear the music from my mobile I just couldn’t find the damn thing. Another night’s partying had left me rather hung-over and I made a mental note to change my phone settings to a more sedate ringtone. Eventually I found the culprit hiding in the fridge! Yes, I remember [...]
“You will never guess what I got up to last night,” announced Beverly Whyte to her bemused colleagues.
Aimee Murray groaned inwardly as Beverly commenced yet another tale of her latest week night debauchery. Aimee enjoyed gossiping with her social group about men and such, however, not over tuna salad sandwiches at [...]
Courtney Valentine was ready for work. She felt like today was going to be a very good day. She was up a half an hour earlier than usual, which gave her time to get as dolled up as much as she wanted. Today was the day of her six-month review at her job. She was [...]
It had been nearly 3 years since they saw each other in person. They had only spoken on the phone briefly to say “Happy Birthday” or “Merry Christmas” to each other. Yes, it had been a while. Most emails were sent randomly throughout the weeks, but as you know, time makes things go faster than [...]
